Nolan Lewin
Archives for December 2019
In Memoriam: Douglas E. Eveleigh, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, (1933-2019)
By Max Häggblom, distinguished professor and chair, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology It is with great sadness that we report that Douglas E. Eveleigh, an emeritus Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, died on Dec. 30, 2019 of complications of a glioblastoma. Prof. Eveleigh served on the Rutgers faculty for forty-five years, where he was known […]
Rutgers researchers teach lessons on extraterrestrial life in schools
Kenneth McGuinness – Rutgers ENIGMA; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Rutgers Researchers Teach Lessons on Extraterrestrial Life in Local Elementary Schools
NASA-funded researchers say astrobiology lessons can boost a child’s confidence Josue, a 5th grader at McKinley Community School in New Brunswick, imagines an alien could evolve and thrive in the harsh elements of Jupiter by harnessing the ability to eat gas. Then, he uses clay to sculpt the creature and names his lifeform “Jomama.” “We […]
In NJ a slow-motion evacuation from climate change
Brooke Maslo – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources.
Rutgers Food Innovation Center makes delicious dreams a reality: BTN LiveBIG
Nolan Lewin – Food Innovation Center
Professor Barbara O’Neill: Scholar of Human Transformation
By Paul Gottlieb, professor, Dept. of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics You have probably seen one of those Prudential commercials where a group of adults are told – probably through an oversized graphical game of some sort – that they haven’t been saving enough for retirement. They haven’t even been thinking enough about retirement. The […]
Professor Barbara O’Neill: scholar of human transformation
Barbara O’Neill – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Jersey Teens Attend National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia
Sixteen 4-H teens from throughout New Jersey attended the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia from November 29 to December 3. National 4-H Congress is the premiere educational and recognition event for the 4-H youth development program. The New Jersey delegates attending National 4-H Congress representing nine counties included: Amber Densten and Danielle Klaus from […]
New Jersey teens attend National 4-H Congress
Jeannette Rea Keywood – 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension